Lebanon Special School District

Lebanon Special School District (LSSD) is a K-8[2] school district headquartered in Lebanon, Tennessee.

Lebanon Special School District
Address
397 North Castle Heights Avenue
Lebanon
, Tennessee, 37087
United States
District information
TypePublic
GradesPreK–8[1]
NCES District ID4702370[1]
Students and staff
Students3,837[1]
Teachers255.0[1]
Staff339.0[1]
Student–teacher ratio15.05[1]
Other information
Websitewww.lssd.org

It serves most of Lebanon and some unincorporated areas. Wilson County Schools operates the high schools that serve the LSSD territory.[3]

History

Scott Benson is the director of the district. In 2019 the school board voted for a one-year renewal of Benson's contract.[4] Benson had been promoted to Interim Assistant Director of the district in 2010.[5]

As of 2021 the district had about 2,000 students.[6]

Schools
Middle schools
  • Walter J. Baird Middle School
  • Winfree Bryant Middle School – Opened in 2010.[6]
Elementary schools
  • Jones Brummett Elementary – Opened in August 2021
    • Capacity of 800; enrollment for fall 2021 was 500–550.[6] Becky Sevier was selected as the first principal.[7] Named for Andy Brummett and Steve Jones[8]
  • Castle Heights Elementary
  • Byars Dowdy Elementary
  • Coles Ferry Elementary
  • Sam Houston Elementary

References
  1. "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Lebanon". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
  2. "History". Lebanon Special School District. Retrieved 2022-07-22. The district provides instruction for pre-kindergarten through eighth grade,[...]
  3. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Wilson County, TN" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2021-07-06. - Text list
  4. Austin, Rima (2019-12-12). "LSSD director gets 'best' evaluation". Lebanon Democrat. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
  5. "Scott Benson named to fill Hutto's LSSD position". Wilson Post. 2010-08-17. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
  6. Humbles, Andy (2021-02-16). "A look inside Lebanon's future Jones Brummett Elementary School to open in August". The Tennessean. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
  7. Mayes, Angie (2021-02-12). "Long-time educator to lead new LSSD school". The Wilson Post. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
  8. "New LSSD school named for Jones, Brummett". The Wilson Post. 2019-08-14. Retrieved 2021-07-12.

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